. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . , a distinguished citizen of Philadelphia, as permanentchairman. The city, therefore, became the center of a national movementfor the moral and spiritual welfare of the soldiers. Of the nearly fivethousand agents of the Commission, eventually sent to the army every-where, the first group was composed of fourteen members of the Phila-delphia Y. M. C. A. For a long period the Government army officers and many of thechaplains tolerated, but did not heartily assist, the Commissions agents. *A blank book, known as the Record of Honor
. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . , a distinguished citizen of Philadelphia, as permanentchairman. The city, therefore, became the center of a national movementfor the moral and spiritual welfare of the soldiers. Of the nearly fivethousand agents of the Commission, eventually sent to the army every-where, the first group was composed of fourteen members of the Phila-delphia Y. M. C. A. For a long period the Government army officers and many of thechaplains tolerated, but did not heartily assist, the Commissions agents. *A blank book, known as the Record of Honor, was kept at the SanitaryFair, wherein the friends and relatives of soldiers were permitted to write oftheir deeds of personal bravery. It was understood that this book was to be de-posited at the Philadelphia Library, but it was probably lost. tThe final report of the United Sfates Sanitary Commission of January 1st,1866, included an estimate showing that Philadelphia furnished during the wara total of men. This was evidently based largely on LABORATORY.,
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